Psalms 55:6

Psalms 55:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
• New International Version (NIV)I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I say, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest;
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.

Context of Psalms 55:6

4My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me. 5Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking. Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest! 7I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude 8How quickly I would escape— far from this wild storm of hatred.

Psalms 55:6 word by word

וָאֹמַ֗ר מִֽי־יִתֶּן־לִּ֣י אֵ֭בֶר כַּיּוֹנָ֗ה אָע֥וּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Oh thatנָתַןnâthan · to give: if only!H5414
• I had wingsאֵ֫בֶר'êber · wingH83
• like a doveיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• would I fly awayעוּף‛ûph · to flyH5774
• and be at restשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931

Cross-references for Psalms 55:6

• Psalms 11:1I trust in the Lord for protection. So why do you say to me, “Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!
• Psalms 139:9If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
• Revelation 12:14But she was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon for a time, times, and half a time.

Commentaries on Psalms 55:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6O that I had wings like a dove! - He was so surrounded, so hemmed in on every side by his adversaries, that he could see no way for his escape unless he had wings, and could take flight. The dove is a bird of very rapid wing; and some oil them passing before his eyes at the time, might have suggested the idea expressed here. And be at rest - Get a habitation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And I said - That is, when I saw these calamities coming upon me, and knew not what the result was to be. Oh, that I had wings like a dove! - literally, “Who will give me wings like a dove?” or, Who will give me the pinion of a dove? The original word - אבר 'êber - means properly, “a wing-feather;” a pinion; the penna major or flagfeather of a bird‘s wing by which he steers his course, - as of an eagle, Isaiah 40:31, or of a dove, as here. It is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8In the experience of deep anguish, the psalmist confesses that his adversity has become unbearable and he seeks an escape.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. be at rest--literally, "dwell," that is, permanently.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 55:6

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Dove
• Equal
• Escape
• Hasted
• Neginoth
• Psalms
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• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings